Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease, 52625-52626 [2014-21115]
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Thursday, September 4, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Determination of Total Amounts of
Fiscal Year 2015 WTO Tariff-Rate
Quotas for Raw Cane Sugar and
Certain Sugars, Syrups and Molasses
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Secretary of
the Department of Agriculture (the
Secretary) announces the establishment
of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 (October 1,
2014–September 30, 2015) in-quota
aggregate quantity of raw cane sugar at
1,117,195 metric tons raw value
(MTRV). The Secretary also announces
the establishment of the FY 2015 inquota aggregate quantity of certain
sugars, syrups, and molasses (also
referred to as refined sugar) at 127,000
MTRV.
DATES: Effective Date: September 4,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Souleymane Diaby, Import Policies and
Export Reporting Division, Foreign
Agricultural Service, Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., AgStop 1021, Washington, DC
20250–1021; by telephone (202) 720–
2916; by fax (202) 720–0876; or by email
souleymane.diaby@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of the
Additional U.S. Note 5, Chapter 17 in
the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(HTS) authorize the Secretary to
establish the in-quota tariff-rate quota
(TRQ) amounts (expressed in terms of
raw value) for imports of raw cane sugar
and certain sugars, syrups, and molasses
that may be entered under the
subheadings of the HTS subject to the
lower tier of duties during each fiscal
year. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR) is responsible for
the allocation of these quantities among
supplying countries and areas.
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Section 359(k) of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended,
requires that at the beginning of the
quota year the Secretary of Agriculture
establish the TRQs for raw cane sugar
and refined sugars at the minimum
levels necessary to comply with
obligations under international trade
agreements, with the exception of
specialty sugar.
Notice is hereby given that I have
determined, in accordance with
paragraph (a)(i) of the Additional U.S.
Note 5, Chapter 17 in the HTS and
section 359(k) of the 1938 Act, that an
aggregate quantity of up to 1,117,195
MTRV of raw cane sugar may be entered
or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during FY 2015. This is
the minimum amount to which the
United States is committed under the
WTO Uruguay Round Agreements. I
have further determined that an
aggregate quantity of 127,000 MTRV of
sugars, syrups, and molasses may be
entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption during FY 2015. This
quantity includes the minimum amount
to which the United States is committed
under the WTO Uruguay Round
Agreements, 22,000 MTRV, of which
1,656 MTRV is reserved for specialty
sugar. An additional amount of 105,000
MTRV is added to the specialty sugar
TRQ for a total of 106,656 MTRV.
Because the specialty sugar TRQ is
first-come, first-served, tranches are
needed to allow for orderly marketing
throughout the year. The FY 2015
specialty sugar TRQ will be opened in
five tranches. The first tranche, totaling
1,656 MTRV, will open October 10,
2014. All specialty sugars are eligible for
entry under this tranche. The second
tranche will open on October 24, 2014,
and be equal to 38,850 MTRV. The
remaining tranches will each be equal to
22,050 MTRV, with the third opening
on January 9, 2015; the fourth, on April
10, 2015; and the fifth, on July 10, 2015.
The second, third, fourth, and fifth
tranches will be reserved for organic
sugar and other specialty sugars not
currently produced commercially in the
United States or reasonably available
from domestic sources.
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1.10231125 short tons.
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Dated: August 14, 2014.
Michael T. Scuse,
Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign
Agricultural Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2014–0066]
Notice of Request for Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Control of
Chronic Wasting Disease
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection
associated with the regulations for the
control of chronic wasting disease in
farmed or captive cervid herds.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before November
3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2014-0066.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2014–0066, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://www.
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
APHIS-2014-0066 or in our reading
room, which is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799–7039 before
coming.
SUMMARY:
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For
information on the regulations for the
control of chronic wasting disease in
farmed or captive cervid herds, contact
Dr. Patrice Klein, Cervid Health Team
Leader, Sheep, Goat, Cervid, and Equine
Health, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 43, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
851–3435. For copies of more detailed
information on the information
collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles,
APHIS’ Information Collection
Coordinator, at (301) 851–2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Control of Chronic Wasting
Disease.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0189.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized,
among other things, to protect the health
of the United States’ livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the
introduction and interstate spread of
serious diseases and pests of livestock
and for eradicating such diseases from
the United States when feasible.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a
transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy of cervids (elk, deer,
and moose) typified by chronic weight
loss leading to death. The presence of
CWD in cervids causes significant
economic and market losses to U.S.
producers. In an effort to accelerate the
control and limit the spread of this
disease in the United States, APHIS
created a cooperative, voluntary
Federal-State-private sector CWD Herd
Certification Program designed to
identify farmed or captive herds
infected with CWD and provided for the
management of these herds in a way
that reduces the risk of spreading CWD.
APHIS’ Veterinary Services (VS)
manages the CWD Herd Certification
Program.
Owners of farmed or captive elk, deer,
and moose herds who choose to
participate in the Herd Certification
Program would need to follow program
requirements for animal identification,
testing, herd management, and
movement of animals into and from
herds. The regulations for this program
are located in 9 CFR part 55. Part 55 also
contains the regulations that authorize
the payment of indemnity for the
voluntary depopulation of CWDpositive, CWD-exposed, or CWD-suspect
captive cervids. APHIS also established
requirements in 9 CFR part 81 for the
interstate movement of elk, deer, and
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moose to prevent movement that could
pose a risk of spreading CWD.
The Herd Certification Program and
the indemnity program entail the use of
information collection activities, such as
memoranda of understanding between
APHIS and participating States; USDA–
APHIS Veterinary Services, Application
for Enrollment in the Federal Chronic
Wasting Disease Voluntary Herd
Certification Program for Farmed and
Captive Cervids (VS Forms 11–1/11–
1A); USDA–APHIS Veterinary Services,
Application for Chronic Wasting
Disease Herd Certification Program
(CWD HCP) Approval, Renewal, or
Reinstatement of a State (VS Form 11–
2); farmed and captive cervid
identification; farmed and captive
cervid Interstate Certificates of
Veterinary Inspection (ICVI); reports of
cervid suspects, escapes,
disappearances, and deaths;
recordkeeping (herd records);
certificates and/or animal identification
documents to move wild cervids;
surveillance data; a letter to appeal
suspension, cancellation, or change in
status; a herd or premises plan if CWD
is discovered; annual reports; State
reviews; epidemiological investigations
and reporting of out-of-State traces to
affected States; sample collections and
laboratory submissions, testing, and
reporting; and an APHIS–USDA
Veterinary Services Appraisal and
Indemnity Claim Form (VS Form 1–23).
In addition to including several
additional information collection
activities, this notice includes a
description of the information collection
activities currently approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the CWD Herd Certification
Program under number 0579–0237, and
for payment of indemnity under
voluntary depopulation for CWD under
number 0579–0189. After OMB
approves and combines the burden for
both collections under one collection
(number 0579–0189), the Department
will retire number 0579–0237.
We are asking OMB to approve our
use of these information collection
activities, as described, for an additional
3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
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of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2.55
hours per response.
Respondents: Cervid herd owners,
industry representatives, Federal- and
State-approved appraisers, accredited
veterinarians, certified sample
collectors, and State animal health
officials.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 5,735.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 26.26.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 150,580.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 383,383 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of
August 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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Proposed Directive for Commercial
Filming in Wilderness; Special Uses
Administration
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of proposed directive;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Forest Service proposes
to incorporate interim directive (ID)
2709.11–2013.1 into Forest Service
Handbook (FSH) 2709.11, chapter 40 to
make permanent guidance for the
evaluation of proposals for still
photography and commercial filming on
National Forest System Lands. The
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2014-0066]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the regulations for the control
of chronic wasting disease in farmed or captive cervid herds.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
November 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-0066.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2014-0066, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2014-
0066 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the regulations for
the control of chronic wasting disease in farmed or captive cervid
herds, contact Dr. Patrice Klein, Cervid Health Team Leader, Sheep,
Goat, Cervid, and Equine Health, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 43,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-3435. For copies of more detailed
information on the information collection, contact Mrs. Celeste
Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Control of Chronic Wasting Disease.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0189.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among other
things, to protect the health of the United States' livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the introduction and interstate
spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States when feasible.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform
encephalopathy of cervids (elk, deer, and moose) typified by chronic
weight loss leading to death. The presence of CWD in cervids causes
significant economic and market losses to U.S. producers. In an effort
to accelerate the control and limit the spread of this disease in the
United States, APHIS created a cooperative, voluntary Federal-State-
private sector CWD Herd Certification Program designed to identify
farmed or captive herds infected with CWD and provided for the
management of these herds in a way that reduces the risk of spreading
CWD. APHIS' Veterinary Services (VS) manages the CWD Herd Certification
Program.
Owners of farmed or captive elk, deer, and moose herds who choose
to participate in the Herd Certification Program would need to follow
program requirements for animal identification, testing, herd
management, and movement of animals into and from herds. The
regulations for this program are located in 9 CFR part 55. Part 55 also
contains the regulations that authorize the payment of indemnity for
the voluntary depopulation of CWD-positive, CWD-exposed, or CWD-suspect
captive cervids. APHIS also established requirements in 9 CFR part 81
for the interstate movement of elk, deer, and moose to prevent movement
that could pose a risk of spreading CWD.
The Herd Certification Program and the indemnity program entail the
use of information collection activities, such as memoranda of
understanding between APHIS and participating States; USDA-APHIS
Veterinary Services, Application for Enrollment in the Federal Chronic
Wasting Disease Voluntary Herd Certification Program for Farmed and
Captive Cervids (VS Forms 11-1/11-1A); USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services,
Application for Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program (CWD
HCP) Approval, Renewal, or Reinstatement of a State (VS Form 11-2);
farmed and captive cervid identification; farmed and captive cervid
Interstate Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (ICVI); reports of
cervid suspects, escapes, disappearances, and deaths; recordkeeping
(herd records); certificates and/or animal identification documents to
move wild cervids; surveillance data; a letter to appeal suspension,
cancellation, or change in status; a herd or premises plan if CWD is
discovered; annual reports; State reviews; epidemiological
investigations and reporting of out-of-State traces to affected States;
sample collections and laboratory submissions, testing, and reporting;
and an APHIS-USDA Veterinary Services Appraisal and Indemnity Claim
Form (VS Form 1-23).
In addition to including several additional information collection
activities, this notice includes a description of the information
collection activities currently approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for the CWD Herd Certification Program under number
0579-0237, and for payment of indemnity under voluntary depopulation
for CWD under number 0579-0189. After OMB approves and combines the
burden for both collections under one collection (number 0579-0189),
the Department will retire number 0579-0237.
We are asking OMB to approve our use of these information
collection activities, as described, for an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 2.55 hours per response.
Respondents: Cervid herd owners, industry representatives, Federal-
and State-approved appraisers, accredited veterinarians, certified
sample collectors, and State animal health officials.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 5,735.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 26.26.
Estimated annual number of responses: 150,580.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 383,383 hours. (Due
to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product
of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden
per response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of August 2014.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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